ไม่ว่าคุณจะรู้จักเอแนงในฐานะอะไร นักสู้ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ แชมป์ Grandslam เจ้าของเหรียญทองโอลิมปิค มือ 1 ของโลก แม่พระของเหล่าเด็กๆที่เป็นโรคมะเร็ง หรือ นังผู้หญิงขี้โกง คนไร้สปิริต แต่ที่แน่ๆเธอคือเจ้าของ Backhand มือเดียวที่สวยงาม และทรงอานุภาพที่สุดของเทนนิสหญิงทุกวันนี้ แล้วเธอยังเป็นเพียงไม่กี่คนเท่านั้นที่มีเกม All Around Court Game
ในวันที่โลกเทนนิสหญิงเต็มไปด้วย power game เธอคือส่วนน้อยที่มีรูปแบการเล่นที่สวยงามแล้วยังต่อกรกับ power game ไม่เพียงแต่สมน้ำสมเนื้อเท่านั้น แต่รูปแบบการเล่นของเธอยังทำให้เธอขึ้นถึงจุดสุดยอดของวงการอีกด้วย
แต่ไม่ใช่แค่รูปแบบการเล่นที่สวยงามเท่านั้น แต่หัวจิตหัวใจนักสู้ของเธอในคอร์ตยังเป็นที่จดจำของแฟนๆเทนนิส ทั้งในนัดแรกที่เรารู้จักใน wimbledon, รอบ SF US Open 2003 ที่แข่งมาราธอนกับเจนนิเฟอร์ คาร์ปิอาตี้ , รอบชิงเหรียญทองโอลิมปิคที่ไล่จากตาม 1-5 มาจนชนะอนาสตาเซีย มิสกิน่า และอีกมากมายหลากหลายนัด
วันนี้ชีวิตคุณเติมเต็มจนสมบูรณ์แล้ว ก็เหมือนที่คุณบอกว่า "This is the end of a child's dream." คงไม่มีสิ่งใดนอกจากจะยินดีกับการตัดสินใจครั้งนี้ของเอแนง แม้จะอึ้งไปซักนิด แต่อ่ะนะ นี่มันเอแนง ผู้หญิงที่ตัดสินใจทำอะไรด้วยตัวเอง ไม่สนใจใครให้เราอึ้งบ่อยๆอยู่แล้วนี่
No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediately
LIMELETTE, Belgium (AP)Justine Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a short and successful career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and leaves while ranked No. 1.
The 25-year-old Belgian made the surprising announcement at a news conference, less than two weeks before the start of the French Open. She has won that clay-court major championship four times, including each of the past three years.
This is the end of a childs dream, said Henin, the first woman to retire from tennis while atop the WTA rankings. This is a definitive decision. Those who know me know it is serious.
Her announcement came a day after one of the greatest female golfers in history said shes walking away: Annika Sorenstam, owner of 10 major titles and one of six women to complete a career Grand Slam in her sport, is retiring at the end of the season.
Henin, though, wont have any sort of farewell tour. She is quitting immediately.
It is a new beginning for me. I feel like I already lived three lives. I gave the sport all I could and took everything it could give me, she said. I take this decision without the least bit of regrets. It is my life as a woman that starts now.
Henin won 10 tournaments last year, but has been in one of the worst slumps of her career this season. She lost last week in the third round of the German Open and pulled out of this weeks Italian Open, citing fatigue.
I thought long about this, Henin said, her voice cracking and eyes watering. I started thinking about it late last year. I was at the end of the road. I leave with my head held high.
Last year, Kim Clijstersanother Belgian who reached No. 1 and won a Grand Slam titleretired from tennis at 23. She has since married and become a mother.
The 5-foot-5 3/4 , 126-pound Henin overcame her slender build and a litany of injuries to dominate tennis for long stretches, thanks to a superb one-handed backhand, impressive court coverage and grit.
She was a great opponent. She always challenged herself to play her best tennis no matter what the circumstances, Venus Williams, a six-time major champion, said Wednesday at the Italian Open. She was just a real fighter, so I think that was really what made her best.
Henin was 12 when her mother died of cancer, and became estranged from her father and siblings for nearly a decade before reconciling last year.
In 2006, she reached the finals of every Grand Slam tournament. In 2007, she sat out the Australian Open in January while going through a divorce from Pierre-Yves Hardenne, then returned to the tour and won the French Open and U.S. Open, eight other tournaments and more than $5 million.
However, after winning her home tournament in Antwerp in February, she has failed to go beyond the quarterfinals at any other event this season.
Henins year began with a 6-4, 6-0 loss to Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open quarterfinals in January, followed by a 6-2, 6-0 drubbing by Serena Williams at the Sony Ericsson Open in April, the worst loss for a top-ranked player in nine years.
At last weeks German Open, Henin lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to Dinara Safina.
At the end of the match in Berlin, (retirement) all of a sudden was there as something evident, Henin said. I decided to stop fooling myself and accept it.
Dressed in a simple white T-shirt and jeans, her brown hair in a ponytail, Henin spoke in French for nine minutes before taking questions Wednesday. She never lost her composure and held the microphone firmly.
But her coach, Carlos Rodriguez, broke down in tears.
Because of her, Rodriguez said, I am somebody.
In addition to her French Open titles, Henin won the Australian Open in 2004, and the U.S. Open in 2003 and 2007. The only Grand Slam title to elude her was Wimbledon, where she was the runner-up in 2001 and 2006.
Winning Wimbledon would not make me happier than I am, she said. I could never dream of Wimbledon. It was destiny. I didnt feel myself capable. It was too much for me.
Henin, who earned nearly $20 million in career prize money, has been ranked No. 1 since Nov. 13, 2006, except for a seven-week period last year when Sharapova held the top spot.
Justine Henin will be remembered as one of the all-time great champions in womens tennis, and a woman who made up for her lack of size with a will to win and fighting spirit that was second to none, WTA Tour CEO Larry Scott said. It is rare that an athlete leaves at the very top of her game in this day and age, but Justine has always played by her own rules, in the very best sense of those words.
I love you, Justine Henin.I love you more than I can say. I never regret loving you. You are the one. You are still the one. And you are always the one in my mind. No one likes you and they are not you. In Henin, We trust LOVE YOU FOREVER
Anyway, you are the best. You inspires me to start enjoying tennis. You are the reason why I watched tennis (+stayed awake waiting for your matches) and also why I started to play tennis.
You will always be in my heart. Thank you for being my inspiration.
Selection of tributes to Belgian world number one Justine Henin,
LARRY SCOTT (WTA Tour chief executive): Justine Henin will be remembered as one of the all-time great champions in womens tennis, and a woman who made up for her lack of size with a will to win and fighting spirit that was second to none, he said in a statement.
It is rare that an athlete leaves at the very top of her game in this day and age but Justine has always played by her own rules.
History will remember Justine for not only her seven grand slam titles and three years finishing as the WTA Tours world number one but for one of the most graceful backhands the sport has ever seen and an ability to overcome any and all obstacles placed in her way on the tennis court and off.
FRANCESCO RICCI BITTI (ITF president): Justine Henin has been an outstanding athlete of her generation, and had a grace and style on court that distinguished her from other players. She has always been one of my favourite players to watch.
Her victory at the 2004 Athens Olympics was Belgiums only gold medal at the Games and we are sorry that she wont be able to defend her title in Beijing. She has made a huge contribution to the sport.
ROGER FEDERER (Switzerland), mens world number one: Its obviously a shock for the tennis world. Its a particular surprise before Roland Garros and Wimbledon, which shes never won.
Its quite surprising and unfortunate that shes out of the game but she will have her reasons.
She is a special player because she can play on any surface and its remarkable that shes won so many tournaments because she is small and the tall players coming in now have an advantage.
I couldnt imagine deciding out of the blue to retire, especially if I was number one. I would prefer to take a year off if it was all getting too much for me, rather than saying straight out that Im not going to go on.
VENUS WILLIAMS (U.S.): She was a great opponent. She always challenged herself to play her best tennis, no matter what the circumstances. A real fighter.
SERENA WILLIAMS (U.S.): She was a great champion and she gave me a world of trouble, so I hope the best for her. What can you say about such a great champion? I dont think we have enough time.
JELENA JANKOVIC (Serbia): I was very surprised by her retirement because shes doing very well and shes still young. Shes great for the game.
It can sometimes be very difficult, many years playing and travelling around the world. Being there, being at the top, can be very difficult. We will miss her.
ANA IVANOVIC (Serbia): (Tennis loses) another champion, a great player who brought a lot to the womens game. She had a different game to any other woman on the tour. Im sorry to hear this.
BILLIE JEAN KING (U.S): Pound for pound Justine is the best player of her generation. I trust she has not come to this decision quickly or easily and I wish her the very best. Justine is an extraordinary player, a special person and a true champion in both tennis and in life.
CARLOS RODRIGUEZ (Henins coach): Technically and tactically she has it all. But I think she will be remembered for the way in which she won and lost and the way she never gave up no matter what was going on in her life.
She never craved fame and money. All she wanted to do was play and win.
Henin said. "I've been driving my career on emotion, but I haven't felt that emotion since winning the season-ending championships in Madrid last year. At Madrid I felt I had reached the climax of my career.
Khun jpei, don't worry about no one will remember her because she is one of tennis' all-time legends. Justine Henin is not only the world number one but she is the best player of her generation ka!
Henin was not, by design, a tour runway model, no Williams sister or Maria Sharapova on the marketing side. For that reason, Scott stepped off a plane Wednesday from Rome to say, of Henins stunning exit as it relates to the sport a large, We wont lose any sleep over it. Cold as that sounded, Scott was quick to add that Henin was a joy to behold for the true tennis fan everywhere from the day she appeared until she telephoned Scott on Tuesday to tell him she was out. He wasnt shocked after she had confided to him late last year that she didnt realize until she put the racket down and went on holiday just how much the year had affected and changed her as a person".
เราไม่ชอบลารี่ สกอตมากๆ เป็นถึง CEO WTA แต่ไร้คลาสในการให้สัมภาษณ์ ไม่ให้กียรติจัสตินเลย เราเข้าใจว่าเทนนิสอาชีพมันก็มีเรื่องการตลาดเข้ามาอยู๋แล้ว แต่แฟนๆที่เข้าไปดูเทนนิส เค้าไปดูแข่งกีลา ไปดูแมทช์ที่สนุกๆ เต็มด้วยคุณภาพ คงไม่มีใครเสียเงิน เพื่อไปดูหน้านักกีลาสวยๆ หล่อๆ อย่างเดียวหรอก ดูเหมือนในสายตาลารี่ จะเน้นเรื่องหน้าตาและความเป็นสตาร์ ของนักกีลามากกว่าฝีมือ
คิดถึง Justine จังเลย วันนี้ได้เห็นหน้าตอนมอบถ้วยเห็น Justine ยิ้ม แสดงว่า Justine คงมีความสุขดีกับสิ่งที่เลือก ก้อขอให้เป็นอย่างนั่นจริงๆ ขอให้ Justine มีความสุขกับสิ่งที่เลือกและสมหวังในทุกๆเรื่อง เป็นกำลังใจให้เสมอ Miss You Juju and all of your fans
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